Of the Nearly 6,000 People Who Participated in the National

question 59

Multiple Choice

Of the nearly 6,000 people who participated in the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB) , which is a survey on sexual behaviors:

• A) all had volunteered to be in the survey by responding to advertisements.
• B) each was randomly assigned to the different experimental conditions in the study.
• C) each was randomly selected from the entire U.S. population.
• D) almost all were from either California or New York.

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Definitions:

Death Instinct

In psychoanalytic theory, an underlying drive towards death, self-destruction, or the return to an inorganic state, as opposed by the life instincts.

Awareness of Ultimate Concerns

The conscious recognition of one's deep and fundamental worries or existential questions, which can affect one's psychological well-being.

Logotherapist

A therapist who practices logotherapy, a form of psychotherapy founded by Viktor Frankl that emphasizes finding meaning in life's experiences, particularly through suffering.

Paradoxical Intention

A therapeutic technique involving encouraging a client to engage in or intensify the desired behavior, thus reducing its occurrence through paradox.